- Author
- Lee, B. C. | Mishra, L. C.
- Title
- Limited Tier I and II Demonstration of the Toxicity Testing Plan for Low Ignition-Potential Cigarettes.
- Coporate
- American Health Foundation, Valhalla, NY
- Sponsor
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC
- Report
- Volume 5, August 1993,
- Distribution
- Available from U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Washington, DC 20207
- Contract
- CPSC-S-93-5440 CPSC-S-93-5441
- Keywords
- cigarettes | toxicity test methods
- Abstract
- The Toxicity Testing Plan for Low Ignition-Potential Cigarettes was written to fulfill part of the responsibilities given to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) by the Fire-Safe Cigarette Act of 1990. The Plan identified various toxicological tests and associated direct cost estimates. Limited testing from Tiers I and II was recommended as a first step toward the implementation of the Plan. CPSC staff, in consultation with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), directed a demonstration of this limited testing to verify its feasibility and costs. This study was designed demonstrate the ability of the testing to distinguish among and between cigarette brands/types. It was not designed to directly compare brands/types against each other since the prototypes were not chosen as intended replacements for the commercial cigarettes selected. All testing recommended in the first step was conducted, except for the pH test.